Stereoregularity of poly(α-methylvinyl alkyl ether)s determined by 1H- and 13C-NMR spectroscopy

α-Methylvinyl methyl ether, ethyl ether, and isobutyl ether were polymerized under various polymerization conditions and the structure of the polymers was determined by ¹H- and ¹³C-NMR spectroscopy. α-Methyl and β-methylene carbon spectra of poly(α-methylvinyl isobutyl ether) showed splitting and were analyzed by triad and tetrad sequences. β-Methylene carbon spectra of poly(α-methylvinyl ethyl ether) also showed splitting. When Eu(fod)₃ was added, α-methyl and methoxy proton spectra in benzene of poly(α-methylvinyl methyl ether) showed splitting assigned to triad tacticities. All the polymers obtained in polar solvents exhibited an increase in syndiotacticity. The polymerization mechanism is discussed.     

Symmetric solutions for symmetric,constant-sum,extreme games with four values

Symmetric, constant-sum, extreme games with four values were fully characterized inRosenmüller [1977]. Symmetric solutions (or symmetric stable sets) for these games are studied. As a result, it is shown that all such games have at least one symmetric solution.     

Anomalies in the longitudinal ultrasonic attenuation and the velocity variation in the mixed state of a V3Si single crystal

In addition to sharp attenuation peaks of longitudinal sound waves propagating along the [001] axis of a V₃Si single crystal at the upper critical fields H_c2, new large attenuation and broad velocity peaks were observed in the mixed state. The new anomaly is explained by a mechanism related to the anisotropy of flux in the crystal tetragonally deformed by the band Jahn-Teller effect.     

Interaction of poly(styrene sulfonate) with polycations carrying charges in the chain backbone

The interaction between sodium poly(styrene sulfonate) (NaSS) and side-chain charged polycation polymer (pendent type) or main-chain charged polycation polymer (integral type) has been studied. It was found that the polyion complex (the reaction product of these polyelectrolytes) of pendent–pendent type has an equimolar composition at any mixing ratio of two component polymers. However, a polyion complex of integral–pendent type can form a water-soluble complex with a ratio of [polycation]/[polyanion] = 1/3, in addition to a complex with a equimolar composition. The mechanism of formation of this specific complex is discussed.     

Beam-size measurement with optical diffraction radiation at KEK accelerator test facility

An experiment on the investigation of optical diffraction radiation (ODR) from a slit target as a possible tool for noninvasive electron beam-size diagnostics has been performed at the KEK accelerator test facility. The experimental setup has been installed at the diagnostics section of the extraction line. We have performed the first incoherent ODR observation from a slit target. The measured angular distributions are in reasonable agreement with the theoretical expectation. The beam-size effect onto the ODR angular pattern has been observed. Moreover, the sensitivity to the beam size as small as 14 microm has been achieved.     

Selective and efficient transformation of N-(4-substituted benzoyl)-α-dehydroarylalanine alkyl esters into 4,5-dihydrooxazole derivatives via photoinduced electron transfer

The irradiation of N-(4-substituted benzoyl)-α-dehydroarylalanine alkyl esters (1) in methanol containing triethylamine (TEA) was found to quantitatively give cis- and trans-4,5-dihydrooxazole derivatives (2), which were described as being formed via electron transfer from TEA to the excited-state (E)-1 followed by kinetically-controlled cyclization of the (E)-1-derived anion radical. A product composition analysis showed that the cis-2/trans-2 composition ratio is greatly varied depending on the stereoelectronic properties of the substituents, the polarity of protic solvents and the concentration of TEA.     

In situ FTIR studies of primary intermediates of photocatalytic reactions on nanocrystalline TiO2 films in contact with aqueous solutions

Multiple internal reflection infrared spectroscopy was applied to in situ investigations of surface intermediates of photocatalytic reactions on nanocrystalline TiO(2) films in contact with aqueous solutions. UV irradiation in the presence of dissolved O(2) caused the appearance of new bands peaked at 943, 838, and 1250-1120 cm(-)(1) together with intensity changes in other bands. Investigations of influences of the solution pH, the presence or absence of hole and electron scavengers, and isotopic H(2)O --> D(2)O exchange on the spectral changes have revealed that the primary step of photocatalytic O(2) reduction is the formation of the surface peroxo species, Ti(O(2)), giving the 943 cm(-)(1) band, probably with the surface superoxo species, TiOO., as a precursor, in neutral and acidic solutions. The surface peroxo species is then transformed to the surface hydroperoxo, TiOOH, giving the 838 and 1250-1120 cm(-)(1) bands, by protonation in the dark. This is, to our knowledge, the first direct in situ spectroscopic detection of primary intermediates for the photocatalytic O(2) reduction in aqueous solutions. On the basis of the assignment, a possible reaction scheme for various processes of the photocatalytic O(2) reduction is proposed, which is in harmony with other spectral changes induced by the UV irradiation.     

Reduction of ion thermal diffusivity associated with the transition of the radial electric field in neutral-beam-heated plasmas in the large helical device

Recent large helical device experiments revealed that the transition from ion root to electron root occurred for the first time in neutral-beam-heated discharges, where no nonthermal electrons exist. The measured values of the radial electric field were found to be in qualitative agreement with those estimated by neoclassical theory. A clear reduction of ion thermal diffusivity was observed after the mode transition from ion root to electron root as predicted by neoclassical theory when the neoclassical ion loss is more dominant than the anomalous ion loss.